wood in hot area

farley · Post by **farley** » Sat May 23, 2009 7:52 pm

Tucson gets a little hot in the summer. What wood for outdoor furniture is best?

TIA

Gene Howe · Post by **Gene Howe** » Sat May 23, 2009 8:02 pm

When we lived in Coolidge, I made some tables and benches from cedar. Held up very well with a BLO finish. light sanded and re-coated every two years.

Ed in Tampa · Post by **Ed in Tampa** » Sat May 23, 2009 8:58 pm

After thirty years in Florida I'm convinced that the sun will eat up just about any wood you can think of. In fact it gets to just about any material. The anodizing on my pool enclosure screening aluminum is almost gone after thiry years in the sun.

For outside I use the new composite material. I believe Nick created some outdoor chairs using this material in a sawdust session.